Anonymous
12/29/2025 17:06
Subject: Homeowner poll: How often do you REALLY do.... xyz
- change your air filters
Every 3 months. Ditto filters on the fridge and air purifier.
- have someone clean your dryer vent
Never, but I vacuum it from the dryer side with a long thin hose.
- clean your AC condenser
Never.
- check/clean your gutters
Was twice a year until we lost a tree that was the source of most leaves, now once a year.
- clean your hot water heater
Never. I know we should but it's a pain.
- change the batteries in your smoke detectors
Not needed, they are all-in-one and we replace the whole unit as needed.
- (adding) paint exterior wood trim, deck, etc
Every one to three years, depending.
Every 3 months. Ditto filters on the fridge and air purifier.
- have someone clean your dryer vent
Never, but I vacuum it from the dryer side with a long thin hose.
- clean your AC condenser
Never.
- check/clean your gutters
Was twice a year until we lost a tree that was the source of most leaves, now once a year.
- clean your hot water heater
Never. I know we should but it's a pain.
- change the batteries in your smoke detectors
Not needed, they are all-in-one and we replace the whole unit as needed.
- (adding) paint exterior wood trim, deck, etc
Every one to three years, depending.
Anonymous
12/29/2025 16:52
Subject: Homeowner poll: How often do you REALLY do.... xyz
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We clean our gutters once a year.
We don’t do anything else on that list.
Do you not have a HVAC system?
We do -- DH just said, "Yes, of course I change the filters." I didn't know. Sorry. I guess I'm more clueless than I realized about our home maintenance. He tells me he also cleans the dryer vent "when it needs it."
Most DHs do most of these without saying a word.
These days? I would not be so sure. Mine has no clue on anything home related. We do everything on schedule (including all the things on that list) because I keep the schedule and the first weekend of every month we do the things that have to be/should be done monthly and anything that should be done quarterly/semi-annually/annually that is on that month's rotation.